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03-12-2014, 02:59 AM #1
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03-12-2014, 03:05 AM #2
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Thanked: 2284It's a natural material that's for sure, so it's either Bone or Ivory. When the suns out again I'll take a better pic and show you the grain that's very visible, and also slightly raised. Is there anything else it could be????? and don't say celluloid!
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03-12-2014, 03:22 AM #3
Not to worry, HW! It is ivory. Possible walrus? The crack at the front side wedge runs with the curved grain and Schreger line/ grain I see on the obverse scale. I think this will prove to be a very old Heljie, into or close to the 1800's, looking at the tang stamp and the more square design.
Patina like that should be sponged off and Renwaxed! Nice!Last edited by sharptonn; 03-12-2014 at 03:29 AM.
"Don't be stubborn. You are missing out."
I rest my case.
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03-12-2014, 03:24 AM #4
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03-12-2014, 03:41 AM #5
Ivory or I'll eat my hat ........
Nice piece !Be careful how you treat people on your way up, you may meet them again on your way back down.
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05-12-2014, 06:57 PM #6
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Thanked: 3164Oh, how I would love them not to be ivory just to see that!
I don't think we are going to see Jimmy eat hat, pork-pie or otherwise, though!
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Neil
PS What BobH says is very true, especially with regard to Swedish Hardware Stores in the past. I have seen Osbornes, Cadmans, and other marques of famous Swedish makers with a hardware shops name on the blade or on the tang. They certainly appreciate good steel in Sweden.
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05-12-2014, 10:33 PM #7
It seems to me like most if not all Bengalls sold in Sweden(they're quite common here) were distributed by Borlänge maskinaffär(Borlänge is a town(city?) and 'maskinaffär' translates literally to machine store) and it's quite common for Bengall razors here to be stamped with 'A-bol Borlänge maskinaffär'(A-bol is short for aktiebolag(Swedish for 'Joint-stock company'))
Imo every Swedish semi serious collector should have a Borlänge stamped Bengall as well as one or more 1840s Bengalls.Last edited by Baxxer; 05-12-2014 at 10:39 PM.
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03-12-2014, 03:43 AM #8
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05-12-2014, 06:50 PM #9
Ivory scales. I had a cpl yellow scales on Heljestrands also seen pink ivory on Heljestrands.
Heljestrand often sold razors to hardwear stores and other places.
The 5 indicates the model of the razor. As in n5 or mk5.//Magnus
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05-12-2014, 07:01 PM #10
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